Also born December 28th:

Alan Schwartzberg (Lennon, James Brown, others)

Dick Diamonde (Easybeats)

December 28

Edgar Winter.         74

John Legend.        42

Also born December 27th:

Mike Pinder (Moody Blues)

Les Maguire (Gerry&the Pacemakers)

Larry Byrom (Steppenwolf)

Hayley Williams (Paramore)

December 27

Mick Jones           76

(Foreigner)

Tracy Nelson.       76

(Mother Earth)

Karla Bonoff.        69

David Knopfler.    68

(Dire Straits)

Also born December 26th:

Fleming Williams (Hues Corporation)

Henning Schmitz (Kraftwerk)

Jared Joseph Leto (30 seconds to Mars)

December 26

Abdul "Duke" Fakir     85

(Four Tops)

Phil Spector.                81

Bob Carpenter.            74

(Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)

James Kottak.             58

(Scorpions)

Lars Ulrich.                   57

(Metallica)

Chris Daughtry.            41

Also born on December 25th:

Pete Brown (Cream, Jagger, others)

Alannah Myles

Dido

Neil Hogan (Cranberries)

Josh Freese (Guns’n roses, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer)

December 25

John Edwards.          76

(Spinners)

Jimmy Buffett.          74

Barbara Mandrell.     72

Joe Louis Walker.     71

Annie Lennox.           66

Robin Campbell.       66

(UB40)

Shane McGowan.     63

(Pogues)

Leslie West of Mountain died yesterday. He was 75.

December 24

Ian Burden.         63

(Human League)

Ricky Martin       49